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Guy Fieri

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We put Guy Fieri in the hot seat when he sits down to explain the fun behind his game show "Minute to Win It." The famed chef shows us his rock star personality is no show and tells us how he hasn't allowed the attention to keep him out of the kitchen. Hosted by RJ Williams.

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RJ Williams

RJ here, hanging out at the Young Hollywood headquarters at the Four Seasons. Doing things a little different today. We're here in the restaurant Kalina with Uber Super chef. Like I don't even know what I'm going to call you.

Guy Fieri

Guy Fieri.

Guy Fieri

Uber super, I like that.

Young Hollywood

I like that. Cuz you're not just a chef. Like you're like, you see you everywhere now. I am totally tripping on what has happened. You're the first cool chef. I mean, you see and they're usually like and you got like the shades like the bleach blonde, the spiky hair.

Guy Fieri

You know, I'm just a different stepper, a new stepper or a, you know, a new facet to what's going on in the chef world. You know, I wasn't always a bleach blonde and tattoos and so forth. This is just evolved it.

Young Hollywood

Oh, when you became famous, did you start doing this stuff?

Guy Fieri

I said, no, I always acted this way. I just now back it up. Currently I have three shows on the Food Network and a new show on NBC called Minute to Win It. And yeah, man, I'm standing here just like you were saying, what happened to me? Just out of nowhere? It's a movie.

Young Hollywood

Now, we're always hearing about like these amazing dishes you make, but I know you've got to have a faux pas in the kitchen at some point. Something you thought that like would be great but it was a weird concoction and it just didn't work. What did you try?

Guy Fieri

Brother, it ain't a faux pas. It's faux pas. Oh yeah. It's it's part of the game. Um, to make creative food, to make new food. Uh if you're not making mistakes, you're not trying hard enough. And it's true. That's just life.

Young Hollywood

Now, you've taken the the cooking thing to another level cuz you got a new show now, Minute to Win It, which we were we were talking about a little bit earlier. Like, what's that transition like cuz you're not in the kitchen, you're not cooking, but you're still talking to millions of people every day on television.

Guy Fieri

The common denominator is people. So all I do is just be guy. The games are the games. I don't pick the games. I don't set the rules for the games.

Young Hollywood

Trunk in the trunk. I have a feeling you pick that one.

Guy Fieri

Well, come on. Now you expose me. People are shaking their head. You know, now you expose me. I picked that.

Young Hollywood

You told me earlier one of your favorite ones was the Ding Dong game. What is it? The the chocolate ding dong.

Guy Fieri

I told him what the name of it was and he just remembers ding dong.

Young Hollywood

I just remember chocolate ding dong. That's it.

Guy Fieri

It's chocolate ding dongs. It's called the chocolate unicorn. And it's a brand new one. The Game Wizards made up. But you you they the contestant has to put a ding dong, a chocolate, you know, hostess cupcake on their forehead and stack seven of them on their forehead, guiding them up in 60 seconds. It is hysterical.

Young Hollywood

Now you're taking the show to a whole new level. You're you're starting to add the celebrity factor. Kevin Jonas, who just won a boatload for charity. Your words. Boatload. The game begins in three, two, one. He has got to separate these 18. Six different colors. He has eight nuts on a chopstick that need to be stacked on top of each other. Okay. So this this he's got to keep both arms and legs moving. Eight Ping Pong balls. He's got two, he's got four out, five out. This dude took it, I mean, if we had a Minute to Win It Super Bowl, this guy was playing quarterback.

Guy Fieri

Minute to Win It Super Bowl. Which it might be.

Young Hollywood

I just got to talk about your style real quick.

Guy Fieri

Oh boy.

Young Hollywood

Is it yeah, oh boy. So, do you really think it through or it's coincidental? I'm looking at little details. Like we have knuckle sandwich.

Guy Fieri

Ironically enough, Knuckle Sandwiches my company. My buddies and I were sitting around, trying to think of a name of my chef company. Um and I'm sitting there and Dirty P goes, listen, why don't we think up the name and why don't you cook us something deep. I said, I'm going to cook you up a knuckle sandwich. That's the name of your company. Knuckle Sandwich.

Young Hollywood

A lot of people out there trying to make it, everyone out there Young Hollywood, you know, wants to take their game to another level. What advice someone that just wants to make a brand out of themselves? How does someone do it?

Guy Fieri

Mine was a real simple one. I was leaving to go next to do next Food Network star. And I remember my dad was was right there and uh I said, what do you got? He says, no matter what, stay who you are. And that's probably been the most tried and true thing in the world. And I I think that's probably the best advice is just uh be yourself. Bro, look where you are. Look what you guys are highlighting. Look at the behind the scenes because that's kind of what this is. It's a real cool, you know, true approach to getting the inside information of what's going on in in young celebrities and Hollywood.

Young Hollywood

It's true. We're all about the real deal and who better to do it than with the real deal himself. Guy Fieri. That. How did I know? I don't know that I've ever seen a bottle of water filled that much to the rim. That's a little crazy. Is that Seriously? Who fills water to that level? There's not a roofer in here, is there?

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PEOPLE MENTIONED

  • RJ Williams

    Interviewer

  • Guy Fieri

    Interview subject, chef, game show host

  • Kevin Jonas

    Celebrity guest on 'Minute to Win It'

  • Dirty P

    Friend and co-founder of Knuckle Sandwich company

  • Guy Fieri's Dad

    Gave him advice about staying true to himself

FAQ

What game show does Guy Fieri host?+
Guy Fieri hosts the game show "Minute to Win It" on NBC.
What is the 'Chocolate Unicorn' game on Minute to Win It?+
In the 'Chocolate Unicorn' game, a contestant must stack seven chocolate ding dongs on their forehead in 60 seconds.
What advice did Guy Fieri's dad give him?+
Guy Fieri's dad advised him to always stay true to who he is, which he considers the best advice he's received.
What is the name of Guy Fieri's company?+
Guy Fieri's company is called Knuckle Sandwich, a name suggested by a friend after he joked about cooking one up.
How many shows does Guy Fieri have on Food Network?+
Guy Fieri currently has three shows on the Food Network.
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